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Broadcast journalist Meredith Vieira's husband Richard Cohen passed away on December 24, 2024, at the age of 76. Notably, Cohen was battling multiple sclerosis for several years and Richard's representative Michael Gantz told USA Today that he struggled with pneumonia for two months before his sudden demise.
Meredith has been featured in shows such as The View and 25 Words or Less over the years and she boasts a net worth of $45 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth.
Apart from Richard's representative, television personality and author Hoda Kotb also confirmed the news of his death while speaking on the Today show on January 7, 2025. Kotb said that Cohen's family members, including Meredith Vieira, were beside him and all of them had an opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving together.
According to People magazine, Richard was only 25 years old when he contracted multiple sclerosis and he also started advocating for people who were struggling with the same. While speaking to Yahoo Lifestyle in 2019, Richard said that he was diagnosed with the disease because his parents also had MS.
"I dropped a coffeepot for no reason. I fell of a curb for no reason. I noticed a little numbness in my leg. It hit my eyesight fairly quickly, but other than that, I was very active physically and I thought I was really beating it. I was living in denial."
Richard was also active as a journalist for many years and served as a producer for multiple shows like Bill Clinton of Arkansas. He even wrote some books like Strong at the Broken Places.
Meredith Vieira's career in television has been her main source of income: Earnings and other details explained
The Providence, Rhode Island native has been employed under various networks over the years due to which she had an opportunity to be a part of multiple shows. She has several projects in her credits, including Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Celebrity Net Worth reported that Meredith Vieira's annual salary was around $11 million when she was a co-anchor for the Today show on NBC News. The outlet says that she owns several properties in different locations.
Furthermore, she lived in a luxurious penthouse worth $8.5 million at the Hollywood Hills with her late husband. The property was purchased around ten years ago and has four bedrooms. Their other houses include an estate located in Irvington, New York.
Apart from being active as a host, Meredith Vieira has been cast in films such as Stepford Wives. She even presented the game show 25 Words or Less and produced a documentary titled The Woman Who Wasn't There. The latter focuses on a woman who has survived the 9/11 attacks and becomes the head of a charity organization.
Meredith has been occasionally featured in the news magazine reality legal show, Dateline NBC. She continues working for it today alongside other programs.
She even worked at CBS and ABC, appearing on shows, including West 57th and Turning Point. Outside of the news industry, she hosted Miss America in 1998 and made special appearances on the famous sitcom, 30 Rock.
Meredith Vieira also gave her voice to a character called Broomsy Witch in the fantasy comedy film, Shrek Forever After and appeared as a guest investigator in an episode of the paranormal reality series, Ghost Hunters.
